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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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* Resided in Compton, California in 1952. | * Resided in Compton, California in 1952. | ||
* Self-identified as being of Jewish ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of Jewish ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * Shows his hobbies are golf and bowling. |
| - | * | + | * Shows his nickname is Frank. |
* Says getting his first major league home run which won the game 2-1 is his greatest thrill. | * Says getting his first major league home run which won the game 2-1 is his greatest thrill. | ||
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, Illinois. | * Attended Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| - | * Graduated from the University | + | * Graduated from the University Of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. |
| - | * Was a honor student at the University | + | * Was a honor student at the University O Illinois. |
| - | + | == Achievements == | |
| - | * Hit a home run in 1949 which clinched the game and the Pacific Coast League championship for Hollywood. | + | * Hit a home run in 1949 which clinched the game and the Pacific Coast League championship |
| - | * Led all of organized baseball in hitting with a .439 batting average for Beckley in the 1939 Mountain States League. | + | for Hollywood. |
| + | * Led all of organized baseball in hitting with a .439 batting average for Beckley in the 1939 | ||
| + | Mountain States League. | ||
* Won the Louisville "Slugger" Trophy in 1939. | * Won the Louisville "Slugger" Trophy in 1939. | ||
* Led the 1939 Mountain States League in home runs with 26. | * Led the 1939 Mountain States League in home runs with 26. | ||
* Tied for the lead in triples with 13 in the 1939 Mountain States League. | * Tied for the lead in triples with 13 in the 1939 Mountain States League. | ||
| - | + | == Outside of baseball == | |
| - | * | + | * Is a distributor and salesman during the off-season. |
| - | + | == Career notes == | |
| - | * 1943, 1944, 1945 | + | * 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces" |
| - | * 1946, 1947, 1948 | + | * 1946, 1947, 1948 Shows "Mexican and Cuban Leagues - no figures available" |
| - | = | + | = Source == |
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
